# std::set<Key,Compare,Allocator>::emplace

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template< class... Args > std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace( Args&&... args ); |  | (since C++11)

Inserts a new element into the container constructed in-place with the given args, if there is no element with the key in the container.

The constructor of the new element is called with exactly the same arguments as supplied to `emplace`, forwarded via std::forward<Args>(args).... The element may be constructed even if there already is an element with the key in the container, in which case the newly constructed element will be destroyed immediately .

Careful use of `emplace` allows the new element to be constructed while avoiding unnecessary copy or move operations.

No iterators or references are invalidated.

### Parameters

args | - | arguments to forward to the constructor of the element

### Return value

A pair consisting of an iterator to the inserted element (or to the element that prevented the insertion) and a bool value set to true if and only if the insertion took place.

### Exceptions

If an exception is thrown for any reason, this function has no effect (strong exception safety guarantee).

### Complexity

Logarithmic in the size of the container.

### Example

Run this code

    #include <chrono>
    #include <cstddef>
    #include <functional>
    #include <iomanip>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <set>

    class Dew
    {
    private:
        int a, b, c;

    public:
        Dew(int _a, int _b, int _c)
            : a(_a), b(_b), c(_c)
        {}

        bool operator<(const Dew& other) const
        {
            return (a < other.a) ||
                   (a == other.a && b < other.b) ||
                   (a == other.a && b == other.b && c < other.c);
        }
    };

    constexpr int nof_operations{101};

    std::size_t set_emplace()
    {
        std::set<Dew> set;
        for (int i = 0; i < nof_operations; ++i)
            for (int j = 0; j < nof_operations; ++j)
                for (int k = 0; k < nof_operations; ++k)
                    set.emplace(i, j, k);

        return set.size();
    }

    std::size_t set_insert()
    {
        std::set<Dew> set;
        for (int i = 0; i < nof_operations; ++i)
            for (int j = 0; j < nof_operations; ++j)
                for (int k = 0; k < nof_operations; ++k)
                    set.insert(Dew(i, j, k));

        return set.size();
    }

    void time_it(std::function<int()> set_test, std::string what = "")
    {
        const auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
        const auto the_size = set_test();
        const auto stop = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
        const std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli> time = stop - start;
        if (!what.empty() && the_size)
            std::cout << std::fixed << std::setprecision(2)
                      << time << " for " << what << '\n';
    }

    int main()
    {
        time_it(set_insert, "cache warming...");
        time_it(set_insert, "insert");
        time_it(set_insert, "insert");
        time_it(set_emplace, "emplace");
        time_it(set_emplace, "emplace");
    }

Possible output:

    630.58ms for cache warming...
    577.16ms for insert
    560.84ms for insert
    547.10ms for emplace
    549.44ms for emplace

### See also

emplace_hint (C++11) | constructs elements in-place using a hint (public member function)
insert | inserts elements or nodes(since C++17) (public member function)

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